Search warrants issued resulted in the seizure of items, including bows and arrows and mounted kills.

"This is the most egregious case of illegal hunting we have uncovered here in Yosemite National Park," said chief Ranger Steve Shackelton. "We take this very seriously and will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute anybody found to be partaking in this activity."

The defendants are scheduled to appear in federal court in the next few weeks.

[Updated at 5 p.m.: An earlier version of this post did not include the suspects' ages.]